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Silvereye


Silvereye
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Copyright: Pam Russell (coasties) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3815 W: 505 N: 8095] (27712)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-06-20
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 10D, Canon EF 100-400mm L IS USM, Digital RAW 100, Hoya UV 77mm
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-01-23 3:36
Viewed: 1118
Points: 26
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Silvereye

Scientific name: Zosterops lateralis
Family: Zosteropidae
Order: Passeriformes

Description: The Silvereye is a small bird with a conspicuous ring of white feathers around the eye, and belongs to a group of birds known as white-eyes.
The Silvereye shows interesting plumage variations across its range. The grey back and olive-green head and wings are found in birds through the east, while
western birds have a uniformly olive-green back. Breeding birds of the east coast have yellow throats, pale buff flanks (side of the belly) and white on the
undertail. Tasmanian birds have grey throats, chestnut flanks and yellow on the undertail. To complicate this, the birds in the east have regular migrations within Australia and may replace each other in their different areas for parts of the year. Birds in Western Australia have yellowish olive, rather than grey, backs.

Similar species: There is only one similar species found on Australia's mainland. The Yellow White-eye, Z. luteus, lives in Australia's north and north-west. It is more brightly coloured above, is lemon yellow below and has a smaller white eye-ring. The ranges of the two species do overlap slightly.

Distribution: Silvereyes are more common in the south-east of Australia, but their range extends from Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, through the south and south-west to about Shark Bay, Western Australia. They are also found in Tasmania.

Habitat: Silvereyes may occur in almost any wooded habitat, especially commercial orchards and urban parks and gardens.

Seasonal movements: In the south of their range, Silvereyes move north each autumn, and move back south in late winter to breed.

Feeding: Silvereyes feed on insect prey and large amounts of fruit and nectar, making them occasional pests of commercial orchards. Birds are seen alone, in pairs or small flocks during the breeding season, but form large flocks in the winter months.

Breeding: Silvereye pairs actively defend a small territory. The nest is a small, neatly woven cup of grasses, hair, and other fine vegetation, bound with
spider web. It is placed in a horizontal tree fork up to 5m above the ground. The nest is constructed by both sexes, who both also incubate the bluish-green eggs. If conditions are suitable two to three clutches will be raised in a season.

The above obtained from http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/finder/display.cfm?id=34

IMAGE INFORMATION

Camera: Canon 10D
Time of day: 1:18 p.m.
Date: 20th June 2005
Weather conditions: Clear
Lens: Canon 100-400mm L IS
Filter: Hoya 77mm UV
Shutter Speed: 1/30
F-Stop: F/5.6
Focal Length: 400mm
ISO: 100
Original file type: Digital Raw
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Hi Pam,
wow, what a beautiful bird, I love the beautiful colours and the white part around the eye. Also nice light on the head and wonderful colours, thanks
Sabine - wishnugaruda

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  • AndyB Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1391 W: 32 N: 1350] (3982)
  • [2006-01-23 4:37]

Hello Pam,
Its a lovely looking bird and very well captured.
Nice colours and pin sharp detail.
Great work,TFS

Hi Pam,
Very nice shot on this beautiful bird,
excellent detail and great colour.
Thanks for sharing!

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2233 W: 188 N: 1929] (8127)
  • [2006-01-23 7:44]

Great composition, very nice details. I love your frame work.
Greetings...SkyF

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  • odin Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 183 W: 1 N: 207] (1157)
  • [2006-01-23 9:55]

a very beautyfull Birds Pam, Nice composition and the colors are very realistics. Well Done
Sébastien

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  • Nico Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 209 W: 1 N: 332] (1313)
  • [2006-01-23 10:03]

A cutie. Well composed using its stance.

Hi Pam,
Excellent shot on this Silver Eye. The exposure looks to be spot on with the beautiful colors, and very sharp detail. The composition and framing look great. Very well done!
Scott

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  • samos Gold Star Critiquer [C: 81 W: 4 N: 2] (39)
  • [2006-01-24 2:53]

Hello Pam this is very beautiful photo very sharp warm colours great POV I like the way you make photos very god work Bravo Pam thank you regards Stavros

Very nice Pam and I like the way you've composed this..Great exposure, color, DOF and sharp detail..Well done.
Thank You!

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  • livios Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2156 W: 322 N: 4258] (16906)
  • [2006-01-24 8:59]

Pam, another very nice capture by you.

The pov from above is great.

Excellent sharpness and composition.

I like colors and dof too.

Pam, this is an excellent picture. Great colours, excellent sharpness and great POV. A very nice composition. Well done.

Beautiful capture of this silvereye with an excellent POV, the detail really stands out nice in this image. Well done Pam. :)

Wonderful colors, I was so amazed by the colorful birds in Australia and I can see New Zealand has a similar lot. Well done!

Alli

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